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the polls i have seen show governor romney slightly ahead of president obama. we're working very, very hard. we have a tremendous ground game and we're going to maintain this lead through election day. >> stirred up some controversy. let's listen. >> when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferred president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> he has also said that the president needs to learn to be an american. he said the president was lazy and incompetent. before we get into the they say things and both sides get a little heated, what place do these words have in this campaign and don't they really hurt you with the people you're going after, the independents who hate that? >> governor has admitted comments weren't necessarily appropriate. but he remains a tremendous asset to the campaign. this
the polls i have seen show governor romney slightly ahead of president obama. we're working very, very hard. we have a tremendous ground game and we're going to maintain this lead through election day. >> stirred up some controversy. let's listen. >> when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferred president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> i think...
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so will mitt romney's party work against him on election day? let's bring back our panel. reporter for the associated press, ladies, thanks for coming back. lynn, let's look at the numbers here. the republican party's favorability rating under water according to our latest national nbc news/wall street journal poll. there are the numbers right there. how much of a problem is the party itself for mitt romney, lynn? >> well, i think it's the specific morse than the general republican label right now. and of course it goes down to those battleground states, indiana, the indiana senator nominee's comments about rape is just not helpful in any context, as was akins' comment. we replayed leslie gore's 1963 hit just a few minutes ago in this run-up to "you don't own me". the democrats are picking that up as an anthem in the closing days of the campaign. >> lynn, thank you so much. for paying attention to our music. we spend a lot of time selecting that. so it's good to know it's making a difference. beth, you know, lynn just brought up something. and i've asked this question in v
so will mitt romney's party work against him on election day? let's bring back our panel. reporter for the associated press, ladies, thanks for coming back. lynn, let's look at the numbers here. the republican party's favorability rating under water according to our latest national nbc news/wall street journal poll. there are the numbers right there. how much of a problem is the party itself for mitt romney, lynn? >> well, i think it's the specific morse than the general republican label...
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governor romney expected to speak at his second event of the day here in florida. this time in kissimmee, florida. he is also rescheduling three stops that he had in virginia. those stops are planned for tomorrow. he is rescheduling them ahead of hurricane sandy. he will be campaigning in ohio instead. meanwhile, a rapid response from the governor's campaign after the president describing his opponent's economic plan like this during a stop in new hampshire this afternoon -- >> folks at the very top get to play by a different set of rules than you do. they get to pay lower tax rates, outsource jobs. they want to let wall street run wild, make reckless bets with other folks' money. >> the romney campaign responded saying, quote, today's desperate attacks are laughable coming from a president whose only plan for a second term is to recycle the failed policies of the last four years. meanwhile, we are also expecting to hear from the two men on the bottom of the ticket this hour. vice president joe biden will address supporters in lynchburg, virginia, while congressman
governor romney expected to speak at his second event of the day here in florida. this time in kissimmee, florida. he is also rescheduling three stops that he had in virginia. those stops are planned for tomorrow. he is rescheduling them ahead of hurricane sandy. he will be campaigning in ohio instead. meanwhile, a rapid response from the governor's campaign after the president describing his opponent's economic plan like this during a stop in new hampshire this afternoon -- >> folks at...
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ten days from now. election day. mitt romney and the president are campaigning at opposite ends of the east coast right now. romney is hitting several cities in florida, including pensacola this hour. and later today, in kissimmee. and the land o lakes area. president obama will be in nashua, new hampshire, this afternoon. singer james taylor will be making an appearance on behalf of the president in new hampshire. both campaigns had to scrub some of their events scheduled because of hurricane sandy. paul steinhauser is live in pensacola, florida, where mitt romney is holding a rally later on this hour. just how much of an impact has this hurricane had on the travel plans of the president and candidate romney? >> it's definitely having an impact, fred, no doubt about it. today's reallies in florida are on for mitt romney but he's canceled one tomorrow in virginia beach, virginia. the same thing, jn, the vice president had a rally today planned for virginia beach that's been called. into the weekend and next week you
ten days from now. election day. mitt romney and the president are campaigning at opposite ends of the east coast right now. romney is hitting several cities in florida, including pensacola this hour. and later today, in kissimmee. and the land o lakes area. president obama will be in nashua, new hampshire, this afternoon. singer james taylor will be making an appearance on behalf of the president in new hampshire. both campaigns had to scrub some of their events scheduled because of hurricane...
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next few days here? >> first of all, good to be with you and your great audience. congratulations on your recent marriage. early voting in florida has always gone to the benefited advantage of the democratic party, whereas the absentee voting has gone to the advantage of republicans. they bank those votes. i think the romney campaign, from what i understand, has talked to over 900,000 phone, knocking on your door folks. it's massive, long, big, and they are confident about their opportunities and chances. as a matter of fact, they talked to 67 times more people this year than 2008. early voting, first of all, get one thing straight. how many days do you need to vote? s places in africa, middle east, people walk hours to vote. early voting is a right. early voting and absentee voting are privileges. >> not to cut you off, but i see where you're going there. why haven't republicans been able to capitalize on early voting like democrats have? >> you might ask the democrats why they haven't capitalized on ab
next few days here? >> first of all, good to be with you and your great audience. congratulations on your recent marriage. early voting in florida has always gone to the benefited advantage of the democratic party, whereas the absentee voting has gone to the advantage of republicans. they bank those votes. i think the romney campaign, from what i understand, has talked to over 900,000 phone, knocking on your door folks. it's massive, long, big, and they are confident about their...
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what happens on day one? mitt romney has said i will repeal obama care. that's the first thing that comes to my mind. >> i think if it's a president elect romney that means that the senate has gone republican, too. i think that the house obviously stays republican. i think there's a raft of legislation that they will be very aggressive in pursuing. i think it's a very different america 2013 and beyond. i think a lot of people have questions about how mitt romney, moderate mitt that we're seeing now deals with a really rest tiff house caucuses and what will be an energized tea party base. >> i believe it we wake up that day and it is president elect romney, i think the message that a businessman can help speed up our recovery resonated. if he does not wake up president elect and it goes the other way, i think people in the polls reflect this, believe that things are getting better and perhaps they want to give the current president more time to make that happen. >> what about if the headline wednesday morning, november 7th reads, president elect romney? ho
what happens on day one? mitt romney has said i will repeal obama care. that's the first thing that comes to my mind. >> i think if it's a president elect romney that means that the senate has gone republican, too. i think that the house obviously stays republican. i think there's a raft of legislation that they will be very aggressive in pursuing. i think it's a very different america 2013 and beyond. i think a lot of people have questions about how mitt romney, moderate mitt that we're...
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on day one, when we have president romney and they ask him if he can build a keystone pipeline, he will say yeah, you can build the keystone pipeline. let's get that oil coming into this country instead of going to china. now janesville is not all that different than zanesville. not just the j and the z, but in the kind of towns we are. in my hometown, we lost a big factory, and there were a few factories that fed that factory. we used to build tahoes for gm in that town. we said as gm goes, so goes janesville. we lost our plant and a lot of friends i grew up with who worked at that plant who thought they could get a good job like their folks did and make a good living for their families lost that. and that livelihood is gone, i have a buddy that went from $25 an hour down to $9 an hour without benefits. we have got to help these people who are stuck in between, who are in the midst he will of their earning -- middle of their earning years, when they're supposed to be building for their family, saving for their family, putting themselves on the path of pursuing their idea of happiness,
on day one, when we have president romney and they ask him if he can build a keystone pipeline, he will say yeah, you can build the keystone pipeline. let's get that oil coming into this country instead of going to china. now janesville is not all that different than zanesville. not just the j and the z, but in the kind of towns we are. in my hometown, we lost a big factory, and there were a few factories that fed that factory. we used to build tahoes for gm in that town. we said as gm goes, so...
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. >> reporter: earlier in the day iowa romney argued president obama didn't deserve a second term. >> president obama didn't repair our economy. he did not save medicare and social security. he did not tame the spending and borrowing. he did not reach across the aisle to bring us together. >> reporter: the speech was build as a major economic address but president obama canned it in an interviews with an nbc affiliate in des moines. >> governor romney like every challenger will suggest he has better ideas. the problem and you probably heard in the speech today there's no bear there. >> reporter: in a bid to turn out young voters mr. obama did a live interview with mtv on friday. >> the most vibrant musical art form right now over the last ten, 15 years has been hip-hop. >> reporter: he was asked about student loans, climate change and same sex marriage. >> i have a track record of not just talking the talk on this but also walking the walk ending don't-ask, don't-tell and i'm going to keep on pushing as hard as i can but, you know, what's really going to change this is the young peopl
. >> reporter: earlier in the day iowa romney argued president obama didn't deserve a second term. >> president obama didn't repair our economy. he did not save medicare and social security. he did not tame the spending and borrowing. he did not reach across the aisle to bring us together. >> reporter: the speech was build as a major economic address but president obama canned it in an interviews with an nbc affiliate in des moines. >> governor romney like every...
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after day. they would support the democratic party but on the other hand if romney wins i think actually he might have an interest also in supporting civic education because right now what we know is low-income kids of color are likely to grow up in devoe the democratic so he could have some impact in actual the teachings and civics that might get them thinking beyond what their context is likely to teach them. they should promote civic education. [applause] >> the reason is hard to get jerry springer out of this is this is our only bipartisan issue. everybody cares about it. everybody has been on the same side dating back to ted kennedy and george bush. there are a lot of reasons the election is important. they ton either candidate will take in office will affect what happens with education. >> paul, you wrote in the new york times magazine the obama before he was elected and the obama in the white house having different towns about posture. using the changes if he gets a second term? goes back
after day. they would support the democratic party but on the other hand if romney wins i think actually he might have an interest also in supporting civic education because right now what we know is low-income kids of color are likely to grow up in devoe the democratic so he could have some impact in actual the teachings and civics that might get them thinking beyond what their context is likely to teach them. they should promote civic education. [applause] >> the reason is hard to get...